Non-refillable bottle.



PATENTED OCT. 25, 1904.

0.. MEDLEY. NON-'REFILLABLB BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25, 1904;

H0 MODEL.

Inventor.

Wiinesses.

UNIT D STATE Patented October 25, 1904.

PATENT OFFIcE.

CLARENCE MEDLEY, OF CALGARY, CANADA, ASSIGN OR OF ONE-HALF TO REGINALDERSKINE McARTHUR, OF CALGARY, CANADA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 773,294, dated October25, 1904;. Application filed March 25, 1904. Serial No. 200,005. (Nomodel.)

To a. whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, CLARENCE MEDLEY, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at Calgary, in the district of Alberta, in theDominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inNon-Refillable Bottles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in non-refillable bottles; and theobject of the invention is to provide a device in the neck of a bottlewhereby it will be impossible for any one to refill the bottle after ithas been once emptied of all or a portion of its contents and wherebysimplicity and cheapness will be attained both in the cost of the partsand the manner of inserting them into the neck of a bottle; anditconsists, essentially,of a ring of glass orother suitable materialsupported near the lower end of the neck of the bottle and having itscentral opening converging toward its upper side, a loose stopper insaid opening, a weight over said stopper, and a plug surrounding saidweight and suitably secured to the neck of the bottle and havingpassages therethrough, the various parts being constructed in detail ashereinafter more particularly described.

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the neck of a bottle having my devicearranged therein. Fig. 2 is a detail view of the ring at the lower endof the neck of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a detail of the stopper. Fig. 4 isa detail of the weight to be placed over the stopper. Fig. 5 is a detailof the plug surrounding the weightlooking from above. Fig. 6 is adetailof the plug surrounding the weight looking from below.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

a is the neck of the bottle, formed much like the ordinary bottle,withthe exception that the shoulder or inward projection Z) is provided atthe lower end thereof and the annular groove a slightly above saidshoulder.

(Z is a ring, preferably of glass and resting on the shoulder b andhaving its central opening a diverging from the beveled ledge f to thelower side of the ring.

g is a stopper, preferably of glass, fitting 5 into the openinge andhollowed from its under side. The top side when in position in theopening a is flush with the top side of the ring CZ.

h is a glass weight having the base 7 projecting therearound; The baseand the body portion of the weight are preferably formed of one piece.The weight it normally rests on the top of the stopper g, the projectingportion of the base 2' extending beyond the opening 6 onto the top sideof the ring (Z.

j is a plug having the annular groove in around its outer periphery. Theplug 7' has a central recess or hollow Z from the under side, which willpermit the lower edges of the wall of the plug to rest on the ring cland completely surround theweight it, and in this position the annulargroove is will register with the annular groove 0 in the neck of thebottle.

m is a passage from the top side of the plug 1' into the annular grooves0 and is, through which liquid cement may be inserted.

n represents tortuous passages through the top and walls of the plug andopening out at 0 into the central recess or hollow Z.

In operation the bottle is first filled before my device is inserted inthe neck. Then the ring is suitably placed in to rest on the shouldertoward the bottom of the neck. The stopper is then dropped into theopening in the 8 ring, the weight placed on top of said stopper, and theplug placed over the weight. Liquid cement is preferably then insertedthrough the passage m into the annular grooves 0 and In and by a quickmovement of the bottle 5 made to flow therearound before it hardens. Theparts are now locked securely in the neck, and it will be foundimpossible to remove them Without destroying the bottle. The liquid inthe bottle when canted will through pressure force the stopper from theopening in the ring and will then flow out through the passages n in thestopper; but nothing can be returned to the bottle because of theparticular formation and arrangement of the parts.

What I claim as my invention is 1. In a non-refillable bottle, the neckportion having a suitable shoulder toward its lower end, a ringsupported on said shoulder having a tapered opening, a stopper closingthe said opening, a weight above said stopper, and a plug surroundingthe said weight having tortuous passages therethrough, as and for thepurpose specified.

2. In a non-refillable bottle, the neck portion having an annular grooveintermediate of its length and a shoulder toward its lower end, a ringsupported by said shoulder and having a circular opening therethroughdiverging toward the lower side, a tapered stopper hollowed from itsunder side and fitting into the said opening, a weight having its lowerportion extending outwardly therefrom, and resting on the ring and theaforesaid stopper, a plug having an annular groove registering with theaforesaid annular groove, and having a passage from the top thereof intothe said annular grooves, and having a recess or hollow from the underside forming walls having tortuous passages leading from the said '1opening through the top of the plug, and an adhesive substance in saidannular grooves, as and for the purpose speei lied.

3. In anon-refillable bottle, in combination, the neck portion having asuitable shoulder at its lower end, a ring supported by the shoulder, astopper designed to close the opening of the ring and lie flush with thetop thereof, a weight 'irovided with a flange at the bottom, forming aflat bottom side designed to lie on the ring, and a protecting devicesuitably held in the bottle and designed to limit the movement of and toprevent the above-mentioned parts being tampered with, as and for thepurpose specified.

Signed at Calgary, in the district of Alberta, in the Dominion ofCanada, this 29th day of February, 1904.

CLARENCE MEDLEY.

\Vitnesses:

HENRY A. ALLIsoN, RICHARD TRIBE.

